Remembering Today Casualty Sergeant MOSEN, HENRY OWEN (HARRY) Service Number 432368 Died 14/06/1944 Aged 19 Royal New Zealand Air Force Son of Joseph Albert and June Ellen Mosen, of Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Commemorated at BOURAIL MEMORIAL Location: New Caledonia Number of casualties: 449 Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 8.
Morning, Memorial Henry Owen (Harry) Mosen | New Zealand War Graves Project picture Henry Owen Mosen Regards, Graeme
Henry Owen Mosen 1924–1944 BIRTH 27 OCT 1924 • Auckland, New Zealand DEATH 14 JUNE 1944 • Pacific Ocean Royal New Zealand Air Force 9 Squadron Serial No. NZ432368 Death 14 June 1944 • Pacific Ocean Plane ditched into Sea due to Engine trouble TD No. 9 Squadron RNZAF - Wikipedia
From Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow - A Record of New Zealanders Who Have Died While Serving With the RNZAF and Allied Air Forces since 1915" MOSEN, Sergeant Henry Owen NZ432368, born Auckland 27 October 1924 (Hastings HS?), electrician - Thos. Ritchie, Ltd, Hastings, ATC 1 year; RNZAF Omaka as Aircrafthand (ATC) 19 Feb 1943, Talieri 17 April 1943, remust as Aircrafthand (AD) 20 April 1943, New Plymouth 20 Aug 1943, EGTS 17 Sep 1943, remust as Aircrew u/t & ITW 15 Oct 1943, remust as Air Gunner 7 December 1943, 1 OTU (Oxford/Hudson) 11 Dec 1943, Air Gunners Badge and Sgt 21 Jan 1944, 9 Sqn (Ventura) 24 Jan 1944, with Sqn to Pacific 15 Feb 1944, killed 14 June 1944, Bourail Memorial - Panel 8. Son of Joseph Albert & June Ellen Mosen, Hastings Henry Owen (Harry) Mosen | New Zealand War Graves Project http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C30009